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(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
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Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.
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The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.
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Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life.
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Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death;
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For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus.
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The day after, a great number of people who were there for the feast, when they had the news that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
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Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!
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And Jesus saw a young ass and took his seat on it; as the Writings say,
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Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass.
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(These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.)